Medical systems and methods
This disclosure generally relates to medical systems and methods. In one aspect of the invention, a method includes determining a fluorescent light intensity at one or more points on each of multiple recorded images, and producing an image based on the determined fluorescent light intensity at the one or more points.
1. A method, comprising:
recording a first plurality of images of a region of a blood vessel;
analyzing the first plurality of recorded images to determine a time at which a predetermined fluorescent light intensity was reached for each of multiple points on each of the first plurality of recorded images; and
displaying a first image that represents a relative amount of time for each point of the first plurality of recorded images to reach the predetermined fluorescent light intensity.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the region comprises multiple blood vessels.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising, after displaying the first image:
recording a second plurality of images of a region of a blood vessels;
analyzing the second plurality of recorded images to determine a fluorescent light intensity at each of multiple points on each of the second plurality of recorded images; and
displaying a second image that represents the fluorescent light intensity for each of the multiple points over a period of time on each of the second plurality of images.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising simultaneously displaying the first and second images.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first and second images are displayed in a side-by-side fashion.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising repairing an aneurysm at the region of the blood vessels.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
before recording the first plurality of images, injecting a fluorescent dye into the blood vessel;
after displaying the first image, applying a clip to the aneurysm to clamp off the aneurysm; and
after applying the clip to the aneurysm, capturing the second set of images.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first image is displayed before repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessels, and the second image is displayed after repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessels.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first image is displayed before repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessels, and the second image is displayed after repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessels.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
before recording the first plurality of images, injecting a fluorescent dye into the blood vessel;
after displaying the first image, applying a clip to the aneurysm to clamp off the aneurysm; and
after applying the clip to the aneurysm, capturing the second set of images.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, after displaying the first image:
recording a second plurality of images of a region of a blood vessel;
analyzing the second plurality of recorded images to determine a fluorescent light intensity at each of multiple points on each of the second plurality of recorded images; and
displaying a second image that represents the fluorescent light intensity for each of the multiple points over a period of time on each of the second plurality of images.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising simultaneously displaying the first and second images.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first and second images are displayed in a side-by-side fashion.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising repairing an aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first image is displayed before repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel, and the second image is displayed after repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel.
16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
before recording the first plurality of images, injecting a fluorescent dye into the blood vessel;
after displaying the first image, applying a clip to the aneurysm to clamp off the aneurysm; and
after applying the clip to the aneurysm, capturing the second set of images.
17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising repairing an aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first image is displayed before repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel, and the second image is displayed after repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel.
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
before recording the first plurality of images, injecting a fluorescent dye into the blood vessel;
after displaying the first image, applying a clip to the aneurysm to clamp off the aneurysm; and
after applying the clip to the aneurysm, capturing the second set of images.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising repairing an aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the first image is displayed before repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel, and the second image is displayed after repairing the aneurysm at the region of the blood vessel.
22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
before recording the first plurality of images, injecting a fluorescent dye into the blood vessel;
after displaying the first image, applying a clip to the aneurysm to clamp off the aneurysm; and
after applying the clip to the aneurysm, capturing the second set of images.